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Government on the Copperbelt Province has embarked on an exercise to identify crops that are climate resistant. ZANIS reports that the District Agriculture Coordinating Office (DACO) and the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) are the two departments tasked to undertake the exercise. Speaking in an interview, DMMU Copperbelt Province Coordinator, George Akalemwa disclosed that the two departments have been working together and that the findings are yet to be concluded. Mr Akalemwa pointed out that once concluded, the information will assist government in putting up an intervention ...

USA Charg’e D’affairs David Young on December 15, 2020 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala THE United States Embassy in Zambia says the US government has committed funding and logistical support to the Ministry of Health to assist with planning, coordination and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for Zambians. In a statement, Monday, the US Embassy stated that since the start of the pandemic in Zambia, the US government had provided over K500 million in support of Zambia’s efforts to combat COVID-19. “The United States has continued to demonstrate its global leadership in th...

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Heavy rains have destroyed crops and swept away bridges and houses leaving more than 30 people homeless in Gwembe. District Commissioner Timothy Siakaziba told ZANIS in an interview today that the affected areas are Chisanga, Kayuni and Sinafala. He has since appealed for tents, relief food and other material and technical support from the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU). He said prolonged rains have also made roads impassable while fields have been washed away. “Fields have been washed away and the people will definitely need relief food. Over 30 households have been left ho...

A heavy downpour in Luanshya district has left a trail of destruction leaving over 30 households homeless in Misaka ward one, in Roan constituency. A spot check by ZANIS in Luanshya district revealed that some houses had completely collapsed, others partially collapsed while others sustained huge cracks and were on the verge of collapse due to continued rainfall for three days. The affected families have appealed to government to come to their aid and assist them with shelter and rebuilding their houses. Charity Chanda, 56, who takes care of over 8 orphaned grandchildren said her house partia...